Description: An Editorial which encourages taking planned, calculated risks for the long term success of the actuarial profession.

Description: This is an article that highlights an alternative method for determining the impact of a change in interest rates on the factor which converts a life annuity to a 100% joint and survivor annuity. It also discusses the factors for early retirement and deferred retirement.

Description: The editorial cautions that while the development of more sophisticated models may increase efficiency, it is important to consider the very real risk management costs associated with the increased complexity, efficiency and overconfidence in the predictive power of models.

Description: This is the first article in a four-part series. In this series of articles, analysis of the U.S. life insurance industry's customers, products, distribution system and regulatory and tax environment will be given. This first part of the series focuses on the customer and the changing product mix of the life insurance industry.

Description: This article is a lighthearted look at the various methods actuarial students use to improve their chances of exam success.

Description: This article is about papers submitted in response to a Retirement 20/20 call for submission of papers about Tier II retirement systems, i.e. those that are employer-provided retirement benefits that fit between social insurance and private savings.

Description: Article Book Review The Future Of Risk by Calvert in The Actuary, December 1979, Volume 13, Number 10

Description: Graph for article The Evolution of Enterprise Risk Management

Description: Article highlighting the activities of the SOA for its members.

Description: Actuarial Society Members On The Occasion of the Society Meeting in Philadelphia on October 19-20, 1893. Photo and names of attendees.